How do you teach kids to share? That’s the eternal parenting question. There is a lot of standard “teaching kids how to share” advice out there. I usually goes like this: Praise good sharing behavior. Play turn-taking games Create rewards for sharing But, teaching kids how to share is not really as easy as reading…
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Favorite Children’s Picture Books in Translation
We love reading children’s books in translation. Most of the children’s books that reach our shores from elsewhere come from Western Europe and we try to get our hands on as many as we can. Picture books translated from other languages tend to have a different “flavor” than American picture books. Once you start reading…
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Talk Like a Pirate Day Coloring Page
Avast, ye! It’s time for a pirate coloring page! Just in time for Talk Like a Pirate Day! Celebrate talking like a pirate with these cute (yes, pirates can be cute, who knew?) pirate mice on the high seas from children’s book illustrator and author Melanie Hope Greenberg. Talk Like a Pirate Day occurs every…
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Kids Books about Voting and Elections
Democracy is only as strong as its citizens. Teach your children about the importance of fair and free elections with these children’s books about voting and elections. These books will share with your kids the crucial role ordinary people play in a society when they exercise their civic responsibility and participate in elections. This book…
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How to Teach Kids to Stop Slamming the Door – the Easy Way!
If your kids are anything like mine, they slam doors just a little too often. No, they are not teens expressing their displeasure at the rules. They are young kids just going about their life, entering and exiting rooms like normal people. I’ve noticed that slamming the door seems to be a way of life….
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Children’s Books About Remembering 9/11
It’s strange, sometimes, to think that children who witnessed 9/11 and its immediate aftermath are now adults. The horrific events of the day seem so recent and I imagine we all remember exactly what we were doing when the news of the towers falling reached our ears. Finding a way to talk about tragic events…
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Game of the Month: Abandon All Artichokes
Ready for a heartless card game? You may be thinking, “What? Of course not!” But you are. You are totally ready. Because the game is Abandon All Artichokes! Abandon All Artichokes is a “deck-wrecking” game from Gamewright. It’s like no other game we’ve ever played and we can’t get enough of it. When it was…
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10 Warm and Cozy Picture Books that Offer Comfort
When you read a book to a child you are creating life long memories. You can choose picture books that teach concepts like math, that share the joy of nonsense language, or books that start conversations about hard topics. And then there are the times you want just the right book to offer comfort to…
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